PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Corridor Manager provides on-the ground support to the purpose, mission, and key tasks of the 7th Street Thrives Initiative. Since 2022, 7th Street Thrives has worked to rejuvenate West Oakland’s historic 7th Street corridor as a Black arts, business & cultural district. Broad project goals are to: activate underutilized space; attract, organize and retain Black & BIPOC businesses; and revive a market environment that aims to dramatically repair and reactivate the vibrant character of the 7th Street Corridor.
The Corridor Manager supports 7th Street Thrives’ lead organizers from EB PREC and Bay Area LISC. They will meet weekly with co-leads around the planning, management, outreach, and facilitation of their core areas of work. This includes: small business organizing; corridor activation & market making; reinforcing organizational infrastructure; and conducting neighborhood outreach. In addition, the Corridor Manager will support the co-leads with improving service delivery on the corridor and align with East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EB PREC) staff on corridor oriented initiatives.
7th St. Thrives & EB PREC are seeking someone committed to West Oakland culture, arts, business, and community. The ideal candidate will have the ability to organize and execute complex projects, integrate and adapt feedback from multiple stakeholders, and share decision-making power with other members and stakeholders of 7th Street Thrives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct Organizing & Communications
Small Business Organizing & Support
Corridor Activation, Event Organizing & Market Making
Organizational & Programmatic Infrastructure
POTENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery Improvements
Fund Development
Small Business Attraction
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
HOURS, PAY, AND BENEFITS
This position is full time (30 hrs/wk) at $74,500 (0.75 FTE $99,333). EB PREC offers health and dental insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 paid holidays, flexible scheduling for work/life balance, professional development allowance, and home office reimbursement.
This position is funded for one year, with possibility to extend through additional funding. While this position serves the 7th Street Thrives partnership, it will be employed by East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative.
This position is primarily IN-PERSON at a commercial community space in West Oakland, with some remote meetings.
Applications for this position will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Priority application deadline: Sunday, October 27th.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your resume, cover letter to jobs@ebprec.org. Please address the following questions in your cover letter:
EB PREC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. BIPOC, queer and trans, women and gender non-conforming applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Corridor Manager provides on-the ground support to the purpose, mission, and key tasks of the 7th Street Thrives Initiative. Since 2022, 7th Street Thrives has worked to rejuvenate West Oakland’s historic 7th Street corridor as a Black arts, business & cultural district. Broad project goals are to: activate underutilized space; attract, organize and retain Black & BIPOC businesses; and revive a market environment that aims to dramatically repair and reactivate the vibrant character of the 7th Street Corridor.
The Corridor Manager supports 7th Street Thrives’ lead organizers from EB PREC and Bay Area LISC. They will meet weekly with co-leads around the planning, management, outreach, and facilitation of their core areas of work. This includes: small business organizing; corridor activation & market making; reinforcing organizational infrastructure; and conducting neighborhood outreach. In addition, the…
EB PREC offers health and dental insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 paid holidays, flexible scheduling for work/life balance, professional development allowance, and home office reimbursement.
EB PREC offers health and dental insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 paid holidays, flexible scheduling for work/life balance, professional development allowance, and home office reimbursement.
Please send your resume, cover letter to jobs@ebprec.org. Please address the following questions in your cover letter:
EB PREC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. BIPOC, queer and trans, women and gender non-conforming applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please send your resume, cover letter to jobs@ebprec.org. Please address the following questions in your cover letter: